No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 5.19-5.25

Memorial Day has come and gone, and there’s officially one thing left on our minds for the next few weeks: Bonnaroo. As we count down the days until the nearby summer fest kicks off, we’ll be bringing you even more coverage in the form of Band of the Day features, most-anticipated lists, and more! Last week brought tons of shows, reviews, record and video releases, more exciting contests, and a brand new episode of the No Country For New Nashville Podcast! In case you missed anything, we recapped it all below:

• PODCAST: We premiered the fourth episode of the No Country For New Nashville Podcast featuring Canon Blue‘s Daniel James, along with special guest Casper Clausen of Efterklang.
• NEWS: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers announced a fall show at Bridgestone in support of their upcoming album.
• NEWS: Forecastle Festival announced its first round of late night performers!
• NEWS: Allah-Las announced a show at The High Watt ahead of their Bonnaroo performance.
• NEWS: Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy announced his debut solo album along with a summer show at The Ryman!
• NEWS: The Black Keys continued their media tour with a Colbert performance, Entertainment Weekly cover, and more.
• FEATURE: This Weekend in Nashville: Our staff highlighted the top show picks for the long weekend.
• FEATURE: Morrissey‘s You Are The Quarry turned ten, and we took a look at its impact ahead of the singer’s May 28 Ryman show.
• REVIEW: We checked out Band of Skulls with SACCO at Cannery Ballroom (w/ PHOTOS).
• REVIEW: We brought you highlights from our trip to Shaky Knees Fest in Atlanta (w/ PHOTOS)!
• REVIEW: We went to Mercy Lounge to catch Wye Oak and Braids (w/ PHOTOS).
• REVIEW: We headed to Indiana to experience the Muddy Roots Spring Weekender (w/ PHOTOS).
• REVIEW: Eagulls played Mercy Lounge with Twin Peaks and we were there to check it out (w/ PHOTOS).
• REVIEW: We caught Willie Nelson and Family with Alison Krauss and Union Station at Fontanel (w/ PHOTOS)!
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: John Butler Trio
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Little Dragon
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: City and Colour
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: The Glitch Mob
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: The Naked and Famous
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Phosphorescent
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Washed Out
• BONNAROO: Band of the Day: Danny Brown
• BONNAROO: Club Stage Band of the Day: Animals As Leaders
• BONNAROO: Club Stage Band of the Day: Arc Iris
• BONNAROO: Club Stage Band of the Day: The Black Cadillacs
• BONNAROO: Club Stage Band of the Day: Black Pistol Fire
• BONNAROO: Club Stage Band of the Day: The Bots
• BONNAROO: Club Stage Band of the Day: Bronze Radio Return
• BONNAROO: Club Stage Band of the Day: Bully
• SHOW: Cardboard Kids hosted a record release show at Mercy Lounge with Golden Youth, Lenachka, and Poema.
• SHOW: Bad Veins played The End with Brave Town and Yesteryear.
• SHOW: Wye Oak and Braids performed at Mercy Lounge.
• SHOW: Chasing Summer played The Rutledge.
• SHOW: Puddles Pity Party performed a pop up show at Fond Object.
• SHOW: The Eagulls played Mercy Lounge with Twin Peaks!
• RELEASE: The Aquaducks premiered a brand new single, “Just Keep Living!”
• RELEASE: Jack White premiered a new song, “Just One Drink,” and opened up in a new Rolling Stone cover story.
• RELEASE: Morrissey debuted a new single, “Istanbul,” and spoken word video ahead of his show at The Ryman.
• RELEASE: Cardboard Kids released their debut full-length, Echo Boomer.
• STREAM: Clear Plastic Masks streamed their debut full-length, Being There, a week ahead of its release.
• VIDEO: Foxy Shazam dropped a music video for “Tragic Thrill” ahead of their performance at Exit/In.
• VIDEO: The Wild Feathers stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers to perform “Left My Woman.”
• VIDEO: Daisyhead premiered a new music video for their single “Dishonest.”
• VIDEO: Conor Oberst performed on Fallon ahead of his June 6 show at The Ryman.
• VIDEO: Wild Cub stopped  by Conan to perform “Thunder Clatter.”
• CONTEST: We launched a giveaway for The Kills‘ May 30 show at Cannery Ballroom with Nuns!

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